Publications by authors named "Matthew A Prina"
Objectives: Older adults contribute vast amounts of care to society, yet it remains unclear how unpaid productive activities relate to loneliness. The objective of this systematic review is to synthesise the evidence for associations between midlife and older people's unpaid productive activities (i.e.
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- The study focuses on synthesizing health state utility values (HSUVs) relevant to schizophrenia, which are essential for calculating QALYs in cost-effectiveness analyses.
- The researchers plan to conduct a systematic review, following established guidelines, by searching multiple databases and health technology assessment agencies.
- The outcomes will help improve transparency in QALY calculations and identify gaps in evidence related to mental health interventions.
Background: The Euro-D depression scale consists of symptom clusters that may be differentially related to demographic and cognitive characteristics in older adults. This hypothesis needs further investigation and the role of measurement bias on substantive conclusions remains to be established.
Method: The study sample comprised 10,405 community-dwelling older adults from six Latin American countries.